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Silver Mining 8/21: Jail in Raiders Vegas stadium Bo Jackson Jersey , will Mack be there when Gruden era begins? Latest Raiders newsRaiders’ Las Vegas stadium to include jail and courthouse | Silver and Black PrideWhile all stadiums have facilities to deal with fans who get out of hand, Philadelphia’s Veterans Stadium was notorious for having a jail within its bowels. It was necessary due to Eagles fans being the worst human beings on the face of the planet. The Raiders will be on the cutting edge of law enforcement here. We can only hope wearing a Chiefs jersey is considered a Class A felony in the stadium.Here’s why Khalil Mack won’t be there when the new Gruden-Raiders era begins | CBS SportsThe most salient questions -- when might Mack report; how much would he earn in 2018 and beyond; where would he play if a trade becomes viable -- are impossible to answer with the sides at a loggerheads and not even discussing the prospect of a fair-market contract extension. But allow me to promise you this much: Barring the Raiders suddenly reversing course and engaging on a legitimate contract, there is no way this All-Pro will be with the team when the regular season begins.Raiders preseason week 2 Ballers & Busters vs Rams | Silver and Black PrideTwo preseason games, two Top Baller spots. Warren was the workhorse back in this game, seeing 85% of the snaps and every carry. He was in the game from the first play to the last with only Jalen Richard seeing some time as a target out of the backfield. I guess they wanted to see if he could have a repeat performance of his preseason opener. He did that and kicked it up a notch.In Oakland, Maurice Hurst Is Making an Impact | Sports Illustrated While Conley and Key played only sparingly and without fireworks against the Rams, Hurst stole the show, bulldozing past the Rams’ Aaron Neary for a third-quarter sack. His get-off, balance and consistent effort has Raiders coaches believing they pulled off a draft coup in choosing the 290-pounder in the fifth round—don’t be surprised to see him running with the first team for at least a portion of the remaining preseason games.Football Outsiders: “Nothing scarier” for Raiders than Jon Gruden’s old-school coaching mentality | Silver and Black PrideIt’s difficult to even hold a position on whether Jon Gruden has new and exciting plays in his “skunkworks”, because the plays Gruden has run in the first two preseason games have been the most basic and uninteresting ones imaginable. And yet, even that has been streets ahead of the junior high offense Todd Downing was running last year. We really have no idea what Gruden has in his bag of tricks for this season and the first people who will get to see them are the Rams in Week 1.AFC WestDaily Charge: Chargers add new safety, J.J. Jones earns honor | Fansided To help offset the loss, the team claimed safety Micah Hannemann off waivers from the Cleveland Browns. The undrafted free agent out of BYU had four career interceptions in college while playing both cornerback and safety. He appeared in both preseason games for the Browns this year.After year of ineptitude, Chargers still have no clarity at kicker | ESPN.comAfter experiencing the dumpster fire at the kicking position last season, Chargers GM Tom Telesco made fixing it one of the top priorities this offseason. However, the Chargers still do not have clarity at kicker.Could former Bengals safety George Iloka land with the Chiefs? | Arrowhead PrideOur own Pete Sweeney believes that the Chiefs will not have the cap room to make a winning offer for Iloka, but our Matt Stagner makes a valid counterpoint.The Kansas City Chiefs still have a coverage problem | Fansided Last year the secondary had coverage issues outside of Marcus Peters and from what we’ve seen this preseason thus far it looks like all they’ve done is swap out Marcus Peters for Kendall Fuller. Fuller has looked fantastic so far. He sticks to his man like glue and should be a huge asset for the Chiefs. After that is where things get worrisome.Broncos intend to release injury-plagued guard Menelik Watson | ESPN.comWith guard Menelik Watson dealing with another injury in what has been a career filled with them, the Denver Broncos have moved the sixth-year veteran to injured reserve. The team intends to release him once he is cleared medically, a source confirmed to ESPN.Report: Broncos linked in potential trade for Teddy Bridgewater | 247sports.comThe Broncos reportedly gave thought to signing Bridgewater as a free agent this offseason before inking his ex-Minnesota Vikings teammate, Keenum, to a two-year, $36 million deal. So, if the tea leaves are to be believed, there’s a natural curiosity in the 32nd overall pick from the 2014 NFL draft.Around the league Redskins sign veteran running back Adrian Peterson | NFL.comAfter putting the four-time All-Pro through a tryout on Monday, the Washington Redskins have signed Peterson, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport and NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo reported, via a source informed of the situation. The team later made the news official.NFL to make updated teaching video on new helmet-contact rule | ESPN.comAmid confusion and angst about the new helmet-contact rule, the NFL is having daily dialogue about the application in preseason games, league sources told ESPN. The league will also assemble an updated video tutorial that will be distributed to game officials, coaches and players once the final preseason games are played and in time for teams preparing for their regular-season openers https://www.raidersl...io-brown-jersey , according to sources.Aaron Rodgers ‘not trying to screw’ Pack with contract | NFL.com“I’m not trying to screw them,” Rodgers said on ESPN Wisconsin’s “Wilde and Tausch” on Monday. “This is a partnership. The only way this is going to work and the best way for this to work is that we’re in this together.”Seahawks cut punter Jon Ryan after 10 seasons | NFL.comThe Seahawks on Monday granted Ryan’s request for a release, NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero reported.Richard Sherman blasts NFL: New helmet rule ‘is idiotic and should be dismissed’ | NBC SportsA day later, veteran cornerback Richard Sherman posted a series of tweets regarding the rule and he didn’t hold back at all. ALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) — After taking a career-high seven sacks behind a decimated Oakland Raiders offensive line, Derek Carr got a phone call from someone who knows just what that’s like to being repeatedly hit by bruising NFL defensive linemen.Big brother David, who was sacked an NFL-record 76 times in 2002, offered some words of consolation.“It’s not that bad,” Derek Carr said Wednesday. “It’s not that bad, my guys are awesome. The thing about him is there were times where they would have the right guys blocked, they just physically couldn’t do it. At least our guys fight, we have that going for us. He did mess with me a little bit, but no, it’s not like, ‘Oh man, how do you deal with this or that?’ It’s not like that at all.”The situation in Oakland definitely isn’t on the level it was for the expansion Houston Texans, but it’s been a major drop-off from the solid protection Carr earned for most of his first four seasons.Carr has already been sacked 24 times halfway through the season for the Raiders (1-7), a mark he has topped only once in an entire season in his first four seasons. His sack rate has doubled from 3.9 percent of pass plays his first four years — lowest in the NFL among players with more than 25 starts during that span —to 7.8 percent this year and he’s facing pressure at a much higher rate than he has in the past.“It’s hard, there’s sometimes it’s gotten that way and it’s not a knock on those guys,” Carr said. “They’re trying their tail off. We have some young guys trying to play, we have our veteran guys who dominate and they’re great players, but we have some young guys that are just getting their feet wet against the best players in the world.“It’s not easy for them. For me, I’ve always been one, I try to make it seven-on-seven as much as you can. There’s never a time where you’re ever looking down, you just try and feel things, move and make throws. You try and do it and as it’s happening you don’t notice it until you turn the film on like, ‘Oh, we can maybe adjust this or adjust that’ kind of a thing.”Injuries on the line have played a big role with right tackle Donald Penn being placed on injured reserve following a Week 4 win against Cleveland. Rookie Brendan Parker has struggled since replacing Penn and had to be pulled for part of the game last week against the 49ers.Rookie left tackle Kolton Miller also hurt his knee in that game against the Browns and has been in and out of the lineup. He has been hampered even when he has played and came out against the 49ers because the injury got too bad. The Raiders averaged more than 11 yards a play in the first six plays against San Francisco before the offense sputtered after Miller first got hurt.The situation at left guard also hasn’t been good with Kelechi Osemele missing time with a knee injury and backup Jon Feliciano bothered by injured ribs.The decimated line has hampered the play-calling and Carr did not complete a single pass more than 10 yards downfield in losses to Seattle and San Francisco the past three games. He was sacked 13 times combined in those games.“No doubt it affects him,” coach Jon Gruden said. “It affects any quarterback. … I’m not going to make any excuses. I think Derek is doing some good things. It does make things difficult when you have the amount of injuries that we have had.”NOTES: Miller practiced with a brace on his right knee. … DT Eddie Vanderdoes (knee) could return for the game against Arizona on Nov. 18. … DT Justin Ellis (foot) could return to practice next week.